Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-20
THAT BENwoOD CAsR.
=, W, Greenwood Writes Gard la vindI-
cation Of Himself

=. W, Greenwood Writes q Gard la yindi-
cation Of Himself
To he Editor Of The ReGiaer.
SIR:-SOme time ago there appeared In
the columns Of the Neirs-Letter wildly
account Of case Of disorderly
conduct in the house Of Mr.. Frank Porter
field in the city Of BenwoOd. Mention of
the same affair was also made In the col
umns OF the Budget in way that would re.
feet on the characters Of the parties accused.
This terrific cyclone that has 30 much dis.
turbed the good people Of this city In the
past few weeks aud has opened 80 many
unbridgable chasms, besides opening 50
many 80 many sores long since healed, or
iginated much like the one that devastated
some sections Of Belmont county last week.
Two little currents Of wind, personated by
Joe and Bob, formed junction In my room,
starting whirlwind the incipient growth
of which was marked by throwing some Of
the gorgeous furnishing Of the room ont of
the window and breaking stand possess
ing no intrinsic value, yet prized
keepsake, found among the wreckage Of the
great food Of 1894 There was no loss by
water. while the tempest ragged within the
room, though sacred spittoon was out
ragged in q manner hitherto unheaTd Of In
the annals Of crime. Although frequent
mention has bsen made In the papers Of
Wheeling OF my arrest and trial for the nj.
legged misdemeanor, no mention has beea
made Of my yindication. The vide publ
cation Of false accuzatiaEs against me rnnst
have led the pEbiic TO believe me a. dis
reputable as the inStigators of. the mis-
statements in the BMdga. As tor that
matter, Of which 30 use their own Ian
guage, "frequent mentian has heen made"
IL was an action | always refer 10 with q
feeling OF pride, and many times since ia
occurrence Il has been commended by the
few who once took issue with me. IL 10 In
bad taste for those in this community who
have so signally failed in .Es1 OBJ
legations TO their telIew workmen
and the widows md orphans of their de-
ceased fellow w0rkmen, to whom they are
hound In many cases by sacred obligations,
to try to proscfibe ny rights and citizen
ship by instissSiBg one whose acknoui-
edged want OF courage and manhood pre-
vent him from acknowledging authorahip
OF the articles subscribed 70 BY "Mae'' In
a sheet alleged TO be Published In the Ia
teFssts ol the woIkingmen, the publishers
Of which are inaccessible. In my trial
before o biased Justice Of the Peace,
who rightfnlly had no jurisdietlos over
the case, the prosecutors saore they
only desired sy prosecution in the
inte7esls Of maintaining peace and order
on the Sabbath day, and 10 nphaid sAe
dignity Of the law. QnlJ their yiftus
would prevent them ffons netting on
bOhtailed fiush. They afterwards se-
knoW Wiedged 10 . reputable citizen, that
had they known the true facts Of the csse
they would not have prosecuted ss tbsy
only desired 10 yicfimize ma .1eonsis-
tency. thou art ieweL" Ny apology
for replying 70 my assailants through your
cnIsmns, L these pissmirz have Et ne
aud run over me until have become nery.
Gus and not strictly accountable Coz my
actions. ny decentralization Permits me
70 loin in the exclamation "Lef her co.
fP. w. GREENWOOD.
EeaEood, W. vi, Aprl 10, 1851.